Women Wrestlers Who Can Kick Your Ass

The women of WWE and TNA prove brawn is more powerful than beauty, but thankfully don't make you choose between the two. And, this month—when WWE launches 24/7 streaming—you'll no longer have to pay per mouth-dropping view.

We've come up with a list of the eight hottest names in women's professional wrestling right now: fierce ladies who could kick your ass with their brute force. And, thanks to their smiling faces, you probably wouldn't even mind.

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Aksana

Real Name: Živilė Raudonienė

While we were all learning to drive, this Lithuanian hottie was training as a bodybuilder. At 17, she became the youngest participant in the IFBB Arnold Classic Contest and went on to win three medals in Bodybuilding Amateur World Championships. And after signing with WWE—being so used to winning and all—she quickly became the first Diva in history to hold both titles of the Queen of FCW and FCW Diva Champion.

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Melissa Anderson

Ring Names: Cheerleader Melissa, Raisha Saeed, Alissa Flash

While some girls are drawn to professional wrestling for the showmanship, Anderson wrestled in high school, and made her in-ring debut at the age of 17. The girl doesn't mess around: After joining the newly formed, all-female tournament ChickFight, Anderson continued to beat on her opponent while her head was trapped in the ropes—until she had to be stretchered away. Anderson is making sure the world knows just how badass female fighters can be by competing and promoting women's wrestling worldwide.

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The Bella Twins: Brie and Nikki

Real Names: Brianna Garcia-Colace and Nicole Garcia-Colace

Before they were stars on E!'s Total Divas, the girls put their natural advantage to good use: In 2006, they posed as the World Cup Twins for Budweiser. After signing with WWE, they participated in WWE Smackdown as a pseudo-solo wrestler. Brie would disappear under the ring during matches then emerge completely revived—since it was actually Nikki coming out to finish. And while being twins doesn't hurt their case, the real reason we love Nikki and Brie is because they—like all the ladies on our list—train hard. The girls attribute their crushing abs and thighs to endless bicycle crunches and squats.

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Gail Kim

Ring Name: La Felina

In her first WWE match, Kim won the WWE Women's Championship, and later won the first ever TNA Women's Knockout Championship. Last year, she won both the Queen of TNA and the TNA Women's Knockout Championship. Her participation in a topless ad for a South Korean cell phone company helps put her on our list, yes, but the real reason Gail Kim is sexy as hell? She's the only one of our girls to have her college degree, in nutrition, from Ryerson University in Toronto.

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AJ Lee

Real Name: April Jeanette Mendez

A self-professed tomboy, Lee kicks ass in skull-and-crossbones bras and comic-inspired shredded tees. And we mean kicks ass: Lee has been holding the WWE Diva Championship title—one of the most coveted awards for female wrestlers—since June of 2013, making Lee’s reign the longest of any female wrestler that will continue to grow until another of our ladies challenge her in 2014. Plus, she was the first female winner of WWE's Superstar Challenge, defeating 16 other wrestlers—including guys.

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Taryn Terrell

Ring Name: Tiffany

“Too much of a good thing” may apply to Thanksgiving dinner, but certainly not to female alliances. The only thing hotter than Terrell herself is the match-ups we've been lucky enough to see her in. She made her WWE debut as part of a 16 Diva tag team match—paired up with many of the hottest picks from this list. During a WWE Smackdown event, she partnered with Kelly Kelly, forming “The Blondetourage.” But if you think she’s all looks, think again. Terrell is also a professional stuntwoman, and has appeared in a half-dozen movies.

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Thea Trinidad

Ring Names: Rosita, Devina Fly, Snookie Fly

Relatively new to the world of pro wrestling, Trinidad debuted with TNA in 2011 as the cousin of wrestler Sarita. After becoming TNA Knockout Tag Team champions together, Trinidad proved she could fight with the boys by teaming up with Shawn Hernandez and Sarita to form the trio Mexican America. She’s a sexy Puerto Rican athlete, and a passionate philanthropist, due in large part to her father's death on September 11th.

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Rosa Mendes

Real Name: Milena Leticia Roucka

Mendes’ storyline introduction to WWE’s Raw was a scenario from every WWE-loving man’s dream: The writers set Mendes up as a crazed Beth Phoenix fan. Mendes would show up to cheer Phoenix on, ultimately jumping the guardrail and defending Phoenix against her female attackers in the ring. And we wouldn’t want to be at the receiving end of her kick: Mendes is trained in kickboxing, Muay Thai, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Rachael SchultzRachael Schultz is a freelance writer who focuses primarily on why our bodies and brains work the way they do, and how we can optimize both (without losing our sanity).

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